At the writing of this column, the Santa Rosa County School District board is preparing to vote whether or not to ask the county commission to bring back impact fees to fund new school construction. …
Category: opinion
Winning report
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Winning report
Football can be exciting – and safe
Any body in motion is of course susceptible to injury. We human beings hurt ourselves walking into doors, stepping on an escalator or casting a fishing line. You’ve probably seen such examples on Fac…
Increased traffic necessitates bigger bridges
As a youngster, I, with my dad and fraternal grandmother, went across the Yellow River to fish rather frequently. Sometimes the Yellow River itself, sometimes East River or East Bay was our destinati…
National Vietnam War Veterans Day – saying little, meaning much
March 29 was National Vietnam War Veterans Day, a federally recognized day honoring those who served and died in the Vietnam War, signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 28, 2017.
What c…
A voice for taxpayers of Santa Rosa County
Dear editor,
A small group of local citizens approached County Commissioner Dave Piech about starting a series of Roundtable discussions to address key issues.
Spearheaded by Maggi Roberts, Carme…
Coffee — an oasis of human fellowship
Perhaps I’ve overstated this, but a recent visit to a local coffee shop, Mama Lattes on Stewart Street, left me with this thought. I observed three interesting things while I was there.
A gentleman…
Great people, great service
Dear editor,
Working on family history that requires a lot of work copying photos and coping pages for my family history book, Walgreens and Office Depot employees have been super great and very he…
Weekly poetry meetings for teens at community center
Dear editor,
The Guy Thompson Community Center’s after-school workshop on Tuesday has a weekly poetry prompt based on the input of teenagers.
This week’s prompt is on how bullies tell teens what …
Mueller report findings
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Mueller report findings